Lanterne Rouge 2013

Tusher

A most worthy report, Doctor- I raise a glass of fine madeira wine to you.


All in all, a rather satisfying Tour, although, it's not all over until the Champs.

No_Ta_Doctor

Tusher wrote:

A most worthy report, Doctor- I raise a glass of fine madeira wine to you.


All in all, a rather satisfying Tour, although, it's not all over until the Champs.

Merci.

Yes, there's one last day, after which I'll hand over the reins to you again for next year :-) It's been a pleasure.

takethehighroad

I know there's a separate thread for it, but THAT was the post of the Tour

gpreeves

Excellent thread. Thanks for keeping this updated, have really enjoyed reading your reports over the past few weeks.

RichN95.

Next year he's going to pull his dog around the Tour in a trailer.

woody1545

Bought a tear to my eye watching Tufty trying to fall off the back of the Peloton in Paris. Worthy winner.

Tusher

Wasn't Tufty a complete star this evening- a magnificent performance.

Doctor, Sir, you are a star-from glimpsing a bit of it before internet access failed in a cafe in France, to sitting at home following it, this has been a wonderful thread. Thankyou.

above_the_cows

If Cav couldn't make it 5 in a row tonight, I'm glad Tufty managed to bring home the red light.

Tusher

Indeed- to have lost the little red lamp on the Champs would have been heart-breaking.

LutherB

Great reporting, great thread No tA Doctor, chapeau!!

No_Ta_Doctor

Thanks everyone for joining in, it's been fun.

The final standings:

150. NED LEEZER Thomas 163 BELKIN PRO CYCLING 87h 50' 35'' + 03h 53' 55''
151. FRA HIVERT Jonathan 214 SOJASUN 87h 53' 49'' + 03h 57' 09''
152. AUS GOSS Matthew Harley 184 ORICA GREENEDGE 87h 54' 04'' + 03h 57' 24''
153. BEL STEEGMANS Gert 156 OMEGA PHARMA-QUICK STEP 87h 55' 54'' + 03h 59' 14''
154. AUS LANCASTER Brett Daniel 186 ORICA GREENEDGE 87h 56' 59'' + 04h 00' 19''
155. DEN VANDBORG Brian 19 CANNONDALE 87h 57' 01'' + 04h 00' 21''
156. FRA COUSIN Jérome 53 TEAM EUROPCAR 87h 57' 50'' + 04h 01' 10''
157. ITA FERRARI Roberto 145 LAMPRE - MERIDA 87h 58' 49'' + 04h 02' 09''
158. FRA GENE Yohann 55 TEAM EUROPCAR 87h 59' 46'' + 04h 03' 06''
159. FRA PINEAU Jérôme 155 OMEGA PHARMA-QUICK STEP 87h 59' 51'' + 04h 03' 11''
160. BEL ROELANDTS Jurgen 27 LOTTO-BELISOL 87h 59' 58'' + 04h 03' 18''
161. AUS O'GRADY Stuart 188 ORICA GREENEDGE 88h 00' 07'' + 04h 03' 27''
162. NZL HENDERSON Gregory 26 LOTTO-BELISOL 88h 01' 06'' + 04h 04' 26''
163. BEL WILLEMS Frederik 29 LOTTO-BELISOL 88h 01' 58'' + 04h 05' 18''
164. NED TIMMER Albert 198 TEAM ARGOS-SHIMANO 88h 03' 59'' + 04h 07' 19''
165. ESP LOBATO DEL VALLE Juan José 115 EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI 88h 04' 39'' + 04h 07' 59''
166. GER KITTEL Marcel 197 TEAM ARGOS-SHIMANO 88h 06' 48'' + 04h 10' 08''
167. KAZ MURAVYEV Dmitriy 69 ASTANA PRO TEAM 88h 18' 26'' + 04h 21' 46''
168. KAZ BAZAYEV Assan 62 ASTANA PRO TEAM 88h 21' 32'' + 04h 24' 52''
169. CAN TUFT Svein 189 ORICA GREENEDGE 88h 24' 35'' + 04h 27' 55''

Congratulations to Svein Tuft, a monumental 88 hours, 24 minutes and 35 seconds in the saddle.

simon_e

Well done doc.

One small quibble: shouldn't the guy with the biggest time be at the top of the list? Seems a bit mean to stick him at the bottom when he's worked so hard to win this award.

No_Ta_Doctor

Simon E wrote:

Well done doc.

One small quibble: shouldn't the guy with the biggest time be at the top of the list? Seems a bit mean to stick him at the bottom when he's worked so hard to win this award.

I did think about doing it like that, but tbh, it makes it a LOT easier to copy paste the last 20 riders from the results list if you don't have to swap them over as well ;-)

Personally, I think it fits better this way round anyway, aesthetically speaking.